10.5281/zenodo.3479377
https://zenodo.org/records/3479377
oai:zenodo.org:3479377
Morrissey, John
John
Morrissey
Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
Axon, Stephen
Stephen
Axon
Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
Aiesha, Rosita
Rosita
Aiesha
Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
Hillman, Joanne
Joanne
Hillman
Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
Revez, Alexandra
Alexandra
Revez
0000-0003-4289-448X
Cleaner Production Promotion Unit, School of Engineering, University College Cork, Ireland
Lennon, Breffní
Breffní
Lennon
0000-0002-9957-5765
Cleaner Production Promotion Unit, School of Engineering, University College Cork, Ireland
Dunphy, Niall
Niall
Dunphy
0000-0001-8094-4121
Cleaner Production Promotion Unit, School of Engineering, University College Cork, Ireland
Salel, Mathieu
Mathieu
Salel
LGI Consulting, Paris, France
Boo, Eva
Eva
Boo
LGI Consulting, Paris, France
Identification and Characterisation of Energy Behaviour Change Initiatives
Zenodo
2016
ENTRUST project
Behaviour change
Policy analysis
Energy practices
2016-10-31
eng
Project deliverable
10.5281/zenodo.3479376
https://zenodo.org/communities/entrust
https://zenodo.org/communities/eu
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
The overall aim of WP4 is to use the insights gathered from WP2 (relating to energy technologies) and WP3 (regarding socio-economic analysis) to formulate a best practice policy toolkit for EU member states. As such, it will serve as a key input for WP6 to define innovative energy pathways, for WP7 to integrate this work package’s outputs in the energy portal, and for WP8 to stimulate dialogue at the national and EU level. This deliverable is an output for Task 4.3 that identifies and characterises the suite of energy behaviour change initiatives across a range of European Union countries. Section 1.2 provides an overview of the aims and objectives.
With reference to several case studies across Europe, this deliverable has provided insights on success factors and commonly encountered barriers to energy behaviour change initiatives. Through an evaluation of a number of identified and characterised initiatives across the UK, Ireland, Spain, France and Italy, energy behaviour change initiatives are noted as being the ‘holy grail’ of sustainability which have the potential to influence the ways in which people use technologies as part of their everyday practices (Jackson, 2005). It is well noted that behaviour, practices and culture constitute a powerful human factor in the energy system; in particular the interactions between technologies, practices and norms that lock individuals in to certain patterns of (often inefficient) energy use. The result has been an increasing focus in behaviour change research, particularly on the social contexts in which people live, the routines they shape, and the extent to which people feel empowered to change them. This deliverable has identified, and characterised, a series of behaviour change initiatives, indicating the factors contributing to their relative success in influencing energy actions. The projects reviewed here illustrate a snapshot of current practices in this area, and while these projects do not represent an exhaustive list, it is from these understandings that a number of conclusions can be drawn.
European Commission
10.13039/501100000780
657998
Energy System Transition Through Stakeholder Activation, Education and Skills Development